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Oceanography es
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the importance of oceans? | They provide food and mineral resources as well as recreation and transportation |
| What human activities effect ocean quality? | Runoff, sewage, and agriculture |
| What is the importance of the Chesapeake Bay? | Where fresh and salt water mix |
| What is the effect of runoff? | It brings large quantities of sediments that affect the water clarity. |
| What is one harmful effect of fishing? | Over fishing can caus |
| What does upwelling bring? | Cold nutrient rich water from bottom to the surface |
| What is the topography of the sea floor like? | It varies on the location |
| Continental shelf | Flat land that extends to the slope |
| Continental Slope | Area after the shelf where land drastically falls. |
| What causes sea floor features | Sea floor spreading and tectonic plates. |
| Seamounts | Underwater volcanoes |